Unusual anatomy of the ectoparasitic muricid Vitularia salebrosa (King and Broderip, 1832) (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the Pacific coast of Panama

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作者：

Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. ^{[1
]}

Herbert, Gregory S. ^{[2
]}

Merle, Didier ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04299970 Sao Paulo, Brazil

[2] Univ S Florida, Dept Geol, Tampa, FL 33620 USA

[3] Museum Natl Hist Nat, Dept Hist Terre CP 38, UMR 5143 & USM 203, F-75005 Paris, France

来源：

NAUTILUS | 2009年 / 123卷 / 03期

关键词：

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

Q17 [水生生物学];

学科分类号：

071004 ;

摘要：

The morphology and anatomy of Vitularia salebrosa, a muricid ectoparasitic on other mollusks, are investigated based on study of specimens from western Panama. Distinctive characters of this species include the small size of the buccal mass and radular apparatus, simplification of the odontophore muscles and diminished lateral teeth of the radula; all elongated, narrow proboscis; narrow digestive tract and a differentiable glandular region at the beginning of the posterior esophagus. These traits are consistent with adaptive specialization for an ectoparasitic life history.

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页码：137 / 147

页数：11